Report of the Council.

The article presents the report of the executive council of the American Antiquarian Society given at the semi-annual meeting of the Society on April 27, 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts. Subjects mentioned include announcing the death of the former member Pliny Earle Chase. Discussion is also given relating to several historic pursuits, such as an thorough overview of the history of charitable trusts, school endowments and other patronized institutions in Great Britain from the medieval era to the early modern period.